Om VM i fodbold i Sydafrika 2010 med beskrivelser af holdene, gruppeinddelingerne, stadions og kampprogram samt VM-historie og statistik Titel: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa af (Bog) Udgave: 1. udgave Genre: Sport Sammendrag: Bogen indeholder en guide til hvert turneringsstadion og en historisk oversigt over 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, samt en turneringsoversigt. Type: Paperback
Religions of South Africa. Forlag: Routledge
Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations / Communities: Research and Information Visit to the Republic of Gabon, September 2007.
Fifty years ago, as Europe's colonial powers withdrew, Africa moved with enormous hope and fervor toward democracy and economic independence. Dozens of new states were launched amid much jubilation and the world's applause. African leaders, popularly elected, stepped forward to tackle the problems of development and nation-building. In the Cold War era, the new states excited the attention of the superpowers. Africa was considered too valuable a prize to lose. Today, Africa is a continent rife with disease, death, and devastation. Most African countries are effectively bankrupt, prone to civil strife, subject to dictatorial rule, and dependent on Western assistance for survival. The sum of Africa's misfortunes — its wars, its despotisms, its corruption, its droughts — is truly daunting. What went wrong? What happened to this vast continent, so rich in resources, culture and history, to b
Rapporten sammenfatter African Commission’s Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities’ besøg i Burundi i 2005. Den gennemgår baggrunden for missionen, metode og begrebsramme for indigenous peoples i en afrikansk kontekst. Dernæst analyseres situationen for oprindelige folk i Burundi, deres historiske marginalisering, adgang til land og naturressourcer, politisk repræsentation og kulturelle rettigheder. Rapporten indeholder også beskrivelser af møder med myndigheder, civilsamfundsorganisationer og berørte lokalsamfund samt konkrete anbefalinger til regeringen i Burundi, Den Afrikanske Union og internationale partnere om lovgivning, politik og praktiske tiltag, der kan styrke menneskerettighedsbeskyttelsen for oprindelige befolkningsgrupper. Type: Paperback
Ava Johnson has had a decade of wild living in Atlanta and now she¿s returning to her home town of Idylwild in Michigan, her fabulous career plans in tatters. Ava is certain that Idylwild is the end of the road for her, but instead it turns out to be a new beginning. She falls for Eddie, a tough, but tai-chi-practising, Vietnam veteran; she rediscovers her relationship with her recently widowed sister Joyce; she supports the town¿s teenage mothers. But Ava also makes enemies. The Reverend and his formidable wife seem determined to drive her out of town. But what secrets are they hiding? Pearl Cleage¿s debut novel is a truly engaging, universal story, and her sparkling voice combines compassion, honesty and warm humour. Bestselling author Pearl Cleage returns to the site of her Oprah pick novel, What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day, to affirm life's precious wonder once again. Since J
This guide contains up-to-date information on the culture, politics, and history of the area, plus a wealth of accommodation, restaurant, and transportation options designed to suit a wide range of budgets, itinerary suggestions, a 32-page color safari guide and full coverage of national parks and game reserves. 105 maps. in color. Forlag: Lonely Planet Publications Udgivelsesår: 1996 Sider: 697 Sprog: Engelsk
"Despite America's commitment to civil rights from the earliest days of nationhood, examples of injustices against minorities stain many pages of U.S. history. The battle for racial, ethnic, and gender fairness remains unfinished."--Back cover. The history of America's successes and failures in the battles for civil rights, from the Revolutionary period to today. Despite America's commitment to civil rights from the earliest days of nationhood, examples of injustices against minorities stain many pages of U.S. history. The battle for racial, ethnic, and gender fairness remains unfinished. This comprehensive book traces the history of legal efforts to achieve civil rights for all Americans, beginning with the years leading up to the Revolution and continuing to our own times. The historical adventure Alexander Tsesis recounts is filled with fascinating events, with real change and disappo
